After a temperature swing of nearly 50 degrees in just a few days, rain came, and eventually, flood waters in multiple counties across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Many residents across Washington and Greene counties started the day Jan. 12 with water in basements, while local and state roadcrews battled flooded roads. Frozen ground, according to Gregory Leathers, director of Greene … Continue reading
Malarie Yoder has two uniforms: one for Waynesburg University cross country, the other for the U.S. Army. As a member of Waynesburg University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and a standout for the women’s cross country team, practice is never truly over for her. Multiple times a week Yoder travels to West Virginia University, completes an … Continue reading
Following the retirement of Rick Shepas from the head coaching position for the Waynesburg University football team, Chris Smithley stepped in for the 2017 season as the interim head coach. Now, after a recent change, Smithley has been named as the next head coach for the football team, dropping the interim title. Following the conclusion … Continue reading
“Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is what you’re destined for. But don’t hurry the journey at all. Better if it lasts for years, Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey. Without her you wouldn’t have set out.” -Excerpt from “Ithaka” by C.P. Cavafy *** In 2006, Michelle Cross was a member of the … Continue reading
Michelle Cross has come full circle. In 2004, the track & field program at Waynesburg University officially became a varsity sport and Cross was one of the first athletes on the team. Now, over 10 years later, Cross has officially signed to be the second head coach in program history following the departure of Jason … Continue reading
This week, Lesley Davis, the food service director on campus, was tasked with the seemingly impossible: providing a Thanksgiving meal for the entire campus. Requiring over 500 pounds of turkey, 30 gallons of gravy, 2,000 baked rolls and other extraordinary amounts of seasonal foods, the Thanksgiving meal was the 18th year Waynesburg University has held … Continue reading
Three ECAC championships, five All-Americans, 17 Division III national qualifiers and 126 ECAC qualifiers – those are just some of the accomplishments of Jason Falvo in his 13 years as the head coach for men and women’s track & field at Waynesburg University. However, Falvo’s career at Waynesburg University has ended after he resigned earlier … Continue reading
Every morning when Ryan Smith walks into Student Services, he never really knows what he may end up doing that day. As the new Assistant Director of Student Activities, Smith said his day-to-day responsibilities range from the mundane to the spontaneous. “I get here at 8:30 a.m. and it’s anywhere from credit cards to planning … Continue reading
Everyone on Waynesburg University’s women’s cross country program was running for a championship title on Saturday, yet for Angie Marchetti, the Yellow Jackets top runner, she ran for Jan. 6, 2017 – the day her father passed away. Ever since her father passed away from stage-4 brain cancer, Marchetti said she and her twin sister, … Continue reading
Over the past seven years, cross country head coach Chris Hardie has seemingly checked off every box of accomplishments possible – but for him, there’s still more left to do. After the women’s team won the championship for the second straight year on Saturday, Oct. 28, Hardie won PAC Coach of the Year for a … Continue reading
